LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Long Beach, CA Tokens & Medals #462  / 

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Buchanan Indian Peace Medal, Julian IP-36, Unc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:370.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Buchanan Indian Peace Medal, Julian IP-36, Unc
<B>1857 James Buchanan Indian Peace Medal, Julian IP-36, MS62 Uncertified.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 75.5 mm, 260.0 gm, rim 7.4 mm. Obverse: That of IP-34. Bust right, JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, date 1857 below. Signed S. ELLIS SC. for sculptor Salathiel Ellis. Reverse: That of IP-30. Settler lectures Indian "on the benefits of civilization" (Julian). Above, LABOR, VIRTUE, HONOR. J. WILLSON (for Joseph Willson) in exergue. The reverse die was reused from the Fillmore and Pierce Indian peace medals, as no new die was available until 1862, by which time Lincoln was president. <BR> The smooth, glossy surfaces are milk-chocolate-brown on this piece, with muted mint red around some of the peripheral lettering. A patch of luster grazes is noted in the right obverse field, along with a few verdigris spots on that side. The reverse is choice, despite the presence of minute contact evidence and an old, faint fingerprint.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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